Don Larsen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, IN us

Died: January 1, 2020 in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Buried: Cremated

High School: Point Loma HS (San Diego, CA)

Debut: April 18, 1953 (Age 23-254d, 10,999th in major league history)
vs. DET 5.1 IP, 9 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: July 7, 1967 (Age 37-334d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Don James Larsen

Nicknames: Gooney Bird

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.4

ERA

3.78

412

171

1548.0

849

WHIP

1.400

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-36 / in Starts: 9-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	58 (28-20-10) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (28-17-8)

Most Driven In
Self	3
L Moss	2
B Hunter	2
J Groth	1
B Young	1
C Courtney	1

Most Driven In By
Self	3
D Lenhardt	2
D Kryhoski	2
R Sievers	1
B Hunter	0

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	4 (3)	Apr 18 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,8-7	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.58	0.045	1.61	0.08%	0.64	P
2	2	8 (3)	Apr 24	SLB		CHW	L,0-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	.71	-0.018	2.36	-0.04%	-0.16	PH P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	15 (6)	May 2	SLB		WSH	L,4-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.18	-0.091	2.52	-0.12%	-0.45	P
4	4	20 (4)	May 8	SLB		CLE	L,4-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.71	-0.150	4.41	-0.23%	-1.71	P
5	5	23 (2)	May 12	SLB	@	PHA	W,7-3	2-GF	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.417	.667	9	.64	0.168	1.02	0.16%	1.22	P
6	6	24	May 13	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.385	.615	9	4.77	0.007	9.39	0.01%	-0.08	PH
7	7	28 (3)	May 17	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.294	.471	9	.38	-0.038	.67	-0.04%	-0.76	P
8	8	30 (1)	May 20	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-3	7-GF(14)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.250	.400	9	2.60	-0.154	3.10	-0.11%	-0.59	P
9	9	33 (2)	May 24 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,8-9	5-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.227	.364	9	1.34	-0.062	1.00	-0.03%	-0.45	P
10	10	34	May 25	SLB		CHW	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.217	.348	9	2.62	-0.062	1.57	-0.02%	-0.30	PH
11	11	38 (3)	May 29	SLB	@	DET	W,11-5	GS-6	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	9	.93	0.144	.42	0.04%	1.40	P
12	12	41 (2)	May 31 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,4-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	13	44 (2)	Jun 3	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.172	.241	.414	9	1.35	-0.107	.98	-0.05%	-0.69	P
14	14	50 (5)	Jun 9	SLB		BOS	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.161	.226	.387	9	2.20	-0.112	.25	-0.01%	-0.94	P
15	15	56 (5)	Jun 14 (1)	SLB		PHA	L,1-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.206	.242	.448	9	1.29	0.034	.01	0.00%	0.31	P
16	16	62 (5)	Jun 19	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.200	.235	.435	9	.87	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
17	17	67 (4)	Jun 24	SLB	@	WSH	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.200	.235	.435	1						P
18	18	71 (3)	Jun 28 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,4-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.211	.270	.481	9	.75	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	19	77 (5)	Jul 5 (1)	SLB		DET	L,7-10	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.225	.359	.584	9	1.12	0.083	.00	0.00%	0.76	P
20	20	78	Jul 5 (2)	SLB		DET	L,1-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.220	.350	.570	9	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
21	21	79	Jul 6	SLB		DET	L,7-8	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.220	.350	.570	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
22	22	80	Jul 7	SLB		CLE	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.220	.350	.570	4						PR
23	23	82 (1)	Jul 9	SLB		CLE	L,1-9	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.205	.326	.530	9	1.48	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-1.18	P
24	24	90 (7)	Jul 18	SLB		NYY	L,2-13	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.205	.326	.530	9						P
25	25	92 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,4-13	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.200	.318	.518	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH P
26	26	93	Jul 22	SLB		PHA	L,1-11	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.217	.318	.536	9						P
27	27	96 (2)	Jul 24 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,0-6	5-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.229	.348	.577	9	.48	-0.012	.00	0.00%	0.30	PH P
28	28	98 (1)	Jul 26 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.229	.348	.577	5						P
29	29	100 (1)	Jul 28	SLB	@	PHA	L,7-9	4-GF	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.275	.388	.662	9	1.36	0.192	.00	0.00%	1.43	P
30	30	102 (1)	Jul 30	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.245	.275	.388	.662	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	31	107 (4)	Aug 5	SLB	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.288	.315	.423	.738	9	.82	0.105	.00	0.00%	1.27	P
32	32	109 (1)	Aug 7	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-12	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.309	.415	.724	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	LF
33	33	110	Aug 9 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-0	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.309	.415	.724	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
34	34	111	Aug 9 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-12	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.278	.304	.407	.711	9	.35	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.76	PH
35	35	113 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	SLB		DET	L,3-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.298	.400	.698	9	.91	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
36	36	114	Aug 12	SLB		DET	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.298	.400	.698	9						P
37	37	116 (1)	Aug 14	SLB		CLE	L,7-8	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.310	.411	.721	1	.49	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.21	PH
38	38	118 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,7-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.305	.404	.709	9	.73	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
39	39	119	Aug 18 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.305	.404	.709	9						P
40	40	121 (1)	Aug 19	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.300	.397	.697	9	2.74	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH
41	41	130 (8)	Aug 30 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.274	.297	.403	.700	9	.43	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.42	P
42	42	131	Aug 30 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,3-9	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.292	.397	.689	9	.68	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.31	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	43	135 (3)	Sep 4	SLB		DET	W,14-6	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.439	.744	9	.69	0.150	.00	0.00%	0.41	P
44	44	140 (4)	Sep 9 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.420	.712	9	.87	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
45	45	141	Sep 9 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.292	.420	.712	6						PR
46	46	144 (2)	Sep 13 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-2	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.289	.452	.742	9	.53	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
47	47	148 (3)	Sep 17	SLB	@	NYY	W,7-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.300	.455	.755	9	1.11	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.67	P
48	48	150 (1)	Sep 20 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.449	.745	9	1.35	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
49	49	151	Sep 22	SLB	@	DET	W,7-3	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.305	.456	.761	9	.66	0.051	.00	0.00%	1.44	P
50	50	153 (1)	Sep 26	SLB		CHW	L,3-6	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.318	.457	.774	9	.55	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.54	P
							14-36		85	81	11	23	3	1	3	10	4	0	13	0	0		1	1	0	0	.284	.318	.457	.774		1.03	0.025	.69	-0.36%	0.64

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